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An (almost) lifelong Westchester resident, Sam has reported on all facets of Westchester since he graduated from Ryerson University with a degree in print journalism, including stints at North County News and The Examiner. A film columnist for WAG Magazine, Sam's moviegoing expertise has been profiled in the New York Times and he was a featured guest on VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live.

Sam was formerly a community editor at Daily Voice.

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Lifestyle
Chasten Buttigieg, Pete’s Husband, Signing Children’s Book In Northvale Chasten Buttigieg, Pete’s Husband, Signing Children’s Book In Northvale
Chasten Buttigieg, Pete’s Husband, Signing Children’s Book In Northvale Chasten Buttigieg, spouse of former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, has a new children’s book about unconditional love. Buttigieg is signing copies of his new children’s book, “Papa’s Coming Home” at Books and Greetings in Northvale on Sunday, May 18 at noon. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chasten Glezman Buttigieg (@chasten.buttigieg) The book is about Jojo and Rosie, two kids whose father who has been away for a trip, and the excitement they have as they get ready for his return home, according to a synopsis. Buttigi…

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Police & Fire
Guns, Xanax: Lacey Township Teen Busted After Fleeing Cops, Prosecutor Says Guns, Xanax: Lacey Township Teen Busted After Fleeing Cops, Prosecutor Says
Guns, Xanax: Lacey Township Teen Busted After Fleeing Cops, Prosecutor Says A 19-year-old Lacey Township man was arrested and charged on Thursday, May 15 for dealing Xanax and possessing illegal firearms, authorities said. Detectives began surveilling Aidan Marshall following an investigation into illegal firearms possession and narcotics distribution, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. As detectives attempted to make contact with Marshall, he fled on foot into a wooded area, Billhimer said. He was later found hiding underneath brush in a wooded area and was taken into custody, Billhimer said. Marshall attempted to discard a bag, which contained a gho…

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Police & Fire
Two Killed, Nine Hospitalized In Two-Car Crash In Kearny: Prosecutor Two Killed, Nine Hospitalized In Two-Car Crash In Kearny: Prosecutor
Two Killed, Nine Hospitalized In Two-Car Crash In Kearny: Prosecutor Two people were killed in a crash in Kearny the morning of Friday, May 16, authorities said. At 3:30 a.m., Kearny police responded to 490 Newark-Jersey City Turnpike for a crash between a BMW sedan and a Ford transit van, authorities said. The driver of the BMW and a passenger were pronounced dead at the scene about an hour later, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The names of the victims are being withheld pending identification and notification of next of kin, Suarez said. The transit van contained nine occupants from Canada and New York, Suarez said. All nine occupants were h…

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Police & Fire
West Deptford Contractor Who Drowned In NJ Creek ID'd: Authorities West Deptford Contractor Who Drowned In NJ Creek ID'd: Authorities
West Deptford Contractor Who Drowned In NJ Creek ID'd: Authorities Valentin Garciagaona, a 36-year-old West Deptford man, drowned in a creek in Gloucester County on Wednesday, May 14, authorities said. Garciagaona was working as a contractor at a private home along Big Timber Creek in Westville when he lost his footing on an embankment and entered the water, according to the Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management. The incident prompted a large-scale response involving dive teams and marine units from Gloucester, Camden, and Cumberland counties, authorities said. It is with deep sorrow that we share the sudden passing of Valentin, a devot…

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Police & Fire
97-Year-Old Man Hospitalized In Jersey City Fire: Prosecutor 97-Year-Old Man Hospitalized In Jersey City Fire: Prosecutor
97-Year-Old Man Hospitalized In Jersey City Fire: Prosecutor A fire injured a 97-year-old man in Jersey City on Thursday, May 15, authorities said. At 1:30 p.m., the Jersey City Fire Department responded to 318 York St. and found a fire in a basement apartment, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. While battling the blaze, firefighters located an injured 97-year-old man, Suarez said. He was transported to a nearby hospital before being hospitalized at a burn unit where he remains in stable condition, Suarez said. The fire is under investigation by the Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force and Jersey City Fire Department, Suarez said. …

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Woman Fatally Stabbed In Phillipsburg: Prosecutor Woman Fatally Stabbed In Phillipsburg: Prosecutor
Woman Fatally Stabbed In Phillipsburg: Prosecutor A 26-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in Phillipsburg the morning of Friday, May 16, authorities said. At 3 a.m., officers were flagged down on the 400 block of Anderson Street where they found the woman with stab wounds, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. She was transported to St. Luke's Hospital where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. The woman, who has not been identified and the alleged perpetrator, who was also not identified, were known to each other, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

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Police & Fire
Somers Point Arsonist Learns Fate: Prosecutor Somers Point Arsonist Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Somers Point Arsonist Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Somers Point man was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday, May 15, after setting fire to a home, authorities said. Deshaun Howard had previously pleaded guilty to aggravated arson in January, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Wednesday, Match 23, 2022 at 4 a.m., firefighters and police responded to a residence on West Dawes Avenue and found the back deck engulfed in flames and another part of the house on fire, authorities said. Three people were able to escape the home without injury, authorities said. The homeowners told Breaking AC after the fire t…

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Lifestyle
Scarlett Johansson Hosting 'SNL' Season Finale Scarlett Johansson Hosting 'SNL' Season Finale
Scarlett Johansson Hosting 'SNL' Season Finale Scarlett Johansson's latest SNL hosting gig is breaking a record. Johansson will be hosting the season finale of the 50th season "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday, May 17 with musical guest Bad Bunny.. This will be her seventh time hosting the show, the most of any woman. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) Johansson last hosted in 2019, though she often pops up to make cameos, including a recent episode where she portrayed Ivanka Trump. Her marriage to Weekend Update co-anchor Colin Jost is often lampoo…

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Sports
Miracle Met Signing Books In Northvale: Here's Where, When Miracle Met Signing Books In Northvale: Here's Where, When
Miracle Met Signing Books In Northvale: Here's Where, When With the Mets in first place, it’s as good as time as ever to remember when they ruled the baseball world. Art Shamsky , who helped lead the New York Mets to victory in the 1969 World Series, is signing copies of "Mets Stories I Only Tell My Friends" at Books and Greetings in Northvale on Saturday, May 17 at noon. A prominent fan favorite among the Mets Jewish fanbase, the book features stories and anecdotes from Shamky's 50-year association with the Amazin's, according to a synopsis. Shamsky takes readers into the dugout of the 1969 New York Mets team that shocked baseball, including stor…

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Orange Pastor, Wife Enslaved Church Members For Sex, Labor: Feds Orange Pastor, Wife Enslaved Church Members For Sex, Labor: Feds
Orange Pastor, Wife Enslaved Church Members For Sex, Labor: Feds A pastor in Orange and his wife were arrested and charged on Wednesday, May 7, with forcing church members into forced labor, authorities said. Treva Edwards, 60, and Christine Edwards, 63, face charges of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and forced labor in Newark federal court, US Attorney Alina Habba said. The Edwards’ were founders and pastors of a church called Jesus is Lord by the Holy Ghost, operated out of an apartment building in Orange, Habba said. Between 2011 and 2020, the Edwardses identified and recruited victims who were facing struggles in their lives to join the…

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